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TALON at United Kingdom

Small durable tracked robot widely fielded by the US military for EOD, reconnaissance and CBRN missions; thousands fielded with long-running sustainment contracts.

TALON by QinetiQ · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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UK Ministry of Defence deployed TALON robots under Project Talisman, a multi-firm GBP 180 million route clearance and IED countermeasures programme in Afghanistan. At least 12 TALONs accompanied six Talisman convoys.

Key facts

Operator
British Army (Talisman programme)
Programme
Project Talisman

Safety record

No incidents on record for TALON at United Kingdom.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
TALON
Company
QinetiQ
Location
United Kingdom
Status
operational
First seen
2010-04-01
ID
a794178b-fa42-464e-900e-c800399f0a24

Timeline

  1. Apr 2010
    First recorded
    TALON first documented operating at United Kingdom.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. TALON Tracked Military Robot · https://www.army-technology.com/projects/talon-tracked-military-robot/ · 2010-04-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

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Common questions

What is the TALON deployment at United Kingdom?
TALON, built by QinetiQ, is recorded as a deployment at United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. QinetiQ operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TALON at United Kingdom?
QinetiQ, the manufacturer of TALON, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the TALON deployment at United Kingdom go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting April 1, 2010 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the TALON deployment at United Kingdom?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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